tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2280610066627399629.post5518568342992209161..comments2022-11-08T07:55:13.034-08:00Comments on Feelin' Swell: My Life with RA: TeethSquirrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00087794277683329143noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2280610066627399629.post-43162687470235700392013-03-13T08:21:31.868-07:002013-03-13T08:21:31.868-07:00http://ec.europa.eu/health/opinions/en/dental-amal...http://ec.europa.eu/health/opinions/en/dental-amalgam/l-3/1-tooth-fillings.htm#0p0<br /><br />Have you read this? I have no real feelings one way or the other, I've had these fillings a long time and it's a long time since I needed a new one! But be aware there are also potentially problems with the alternatives because when a new substance is developed no-one can know what the long term effects can be - and that applies as much to new filling materials as it does to drugs. And the removal sets mercury vapour free (it is said) and I honestly can't understand how using a dam can prevent that being absorbed. <br />Choosing to have no more is a fair decision and one I would take probably - going the whole hog without definite proof one way or the other that the new stuff is better is another thing. Remember - the dentists doing the removals are making a fair bit of money with the private work so are biased.<br />EileenEileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02684985554953836607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2280610066627399629.post-80401128869940621472013-03-01T10:47:42.438-08:002013-03-01T10:47:42.438-08:00Cathy, it really is. When it comes down to it afte...Cathy, it really is. When it comes down to it after finding out the facts I don't want these things in me. I've found a few dental clinics in Glasgow that specialise in safely removing amalgams and I'm making an appointment for next week. It's going to cost me much more than it would've done if I'd just had the originals done in white but I guess I should've done my research and not trusted my dentist so much! Lesson learnt. Time to dust off my credit card..sigh.Squirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00087794277683329143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2280610066627399629.post-37704978984239867482013-03-01T02:34:48.188-08:002013-03-01T02:34:48.188-08:00There are dentists that specialize in the removal ...There are dentists that specialize in the removal of mercury fillings and treating the side effects afterwards. <br /><br />I agree,it is very scary. I know several people who has had all their mercury fillings removed.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076282329093508289noreply@blogger.com